FAQs

If you have any questions or queries, please check the frequently asked questions below.

Can you advise us on other funds we could apply for?

We don’t advise individual organisations on what other funds they could apply for.

However, please do look at the UK Department for International Development’s funding summary page (opens in a new window) for other funding opportunities.

What does UK Aid Direct mean by not-for profit?

The fund is not limited to registered charities but will support other not-for-profit organisations as long as they meet the eligibility criteria.

The UK Aid Direct website includes the DFID definition of not-for-profit as: “organisations that do not distribute surplus funds to owners or shareholders, but instead use them to help pursue the organisational goals”.

Where can I find a list of projects and organisations previously funded by UK Aid Direct?

UK Aid Direct can fund projects led by organisations working across the lowest 50 countries in the UN Human Development Index (HDI) and countries DFID considers to be of high or moderate fragility. See a full list of these countries on the project countries page.